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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Otis' putdown of Farnum is well-deserved, but somehow this trope is averted. Otis is such a reprehensible creature that Farnum actually comes off as holding the moral high ground in such an instance.
-->'''Farnum:''' Antemeridian constitutional, Mr. Russell? Or will we roll the bones again?\\
'''Otis:''' It must cost you sleep, the guests you drive off, the chances of thieving and bilking you lose, needing to rub against your betters.
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* HateSink: When he asks Alma to pay off his debts (as she had done once before) with her newfound wealth, she asks for his promise that he won't ask such a thing of her again. He tells her he ''won't'' promise and she'll do it anyway, then physically menaces both her and Sofia and suggests he will lie to help Brom's family see her prosecuted for Brom's murder. ''His own daughter''. Even on this show, filled with morally gray heroes and outright villains, Russell stands out as one of the most contemptible characters.
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* ButNotTooBlack: He is a "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_yellow high-yellow]]".
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* EngineeredHeroism: He and his brother ride into town proclaiming that they stopped a stagecoach robbery that they themselves faked. Al discovers it, but allows them to [[FakeUltimateHero keep the masquerade]].

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* EngineeredHeroism: EngineeredHeroics: He and his brother ride into town proclaiming that they stopped a stagecoach robbery that they themselves faked. Al discovers it, but allows them to [[FakeUltimateHero keep the masquerade]].

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